Geoffrey of Hauteville

Geoffrey of Hauteville (1020-1071) was the second-youngest son of Tancred of Hauteville.

Biography
Geoffrey de Hauteville was born in Coutances, Normandy, France in 1020, the second-youngest son of Tancred of Hauteville. He joined his other brothers in southern Italy in 1053, and he became Count of the Capitanate after the death of his brother Mauger of Hauteville. In 1059, his older brother Robert Guiscard helped him quell a revolt, and Geoffrey went on to capture Gissi in Abruzzo. He died in 1071.